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Cawdor bushfire risk

Of Cawdor’s 183 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 80.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Cawdor’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
80.3%
In a bushfire area
183
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Cawdor

Flood and bushfire areas across Cawdor. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Cawdor

Cawdor sits in the Wollondilly council area, which recorded 2,093 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,093 total. Figures are for the whole Wollondilly council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Cawdor

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$1,196,000+8.68%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$750,000-2.6%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Cawdor shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).

Zoning in Cawdor

Cawdor is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other63.4% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production

Rural33.9% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural Landscape

Other2.2% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Special Activities

School catchments in Cawdor

Cawdor can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Cawdor

At the 2021 Census, 12.1% of Cawdor’s 430 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English40%
Australian38.4%
Irish13.5%
Italian9.3%
Scottish7.9%
Croatian4%

Top countries of birth

England2.3%
Malta1.9%
United States1.4%
Germany1.2%
Croatia0.7%
New Zealand0.7%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Cawdor

Wollondilly council approved 1,175 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,175
Dwellings/yr
836
Houses
339
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Wollondilly council area (not just Cawdor). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Cawdor address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.